Recent content by sperho

Will do. Thanks for the help!

Looking for a true, excellent condition wheel for a 2011 4Runner Limited. Must match factory wheels for that year. No tire. Please PM me with what you have. Thanks... Located in Eastern Tennessee.

Well, I'm stupid. I didn't pay close enough to the OBD connector orientation and I shorted out the wrong pair of pins. Hope I didn't burn anything. I redid the procedure (minus the driving part, because I was back home in my garage) and now the indicators are behaving as I would expect. I...

No joy. Tried the bottom procedure 3 times (was doing that while you posted) and still a persistently-lit slip indicator, no DAC, and no hill start assist/anti-rollback. Now I'm beginning to wonder what they screwed up. Also concerned that ABS is out of whack as a result. They had the hood...

I definitely installed 4 of the same size tire... Not clear as to what is going on. Perhaps I need to do a Zero Point Calibration? I don't want to mess with something that I don't have to just for the sake of "messing"...especially when it comes to a VSC issue. I guess you could make the...

I just had some Michelin LTX MS2s (275/55/20) install on my 2011 Limited and now the slip indicator is always on and when I roll back on a steep incline (intentionally), the hill start/brake modulation does not work as it used to. Is there anything I need to reset to get the systems back to...

Just to confirm before I drop $850 on some tires: this chart says that 275/55/20 tires fit the stock wheels/stock everything? i.e. LTX MS2s, which are available in this size should fit on a totally stock vehicle without issue?

Claim adjuster set the damage at ~$9k, with supplements allowed upon getting into the job. Rear crossmember needs to be replaced. Frame will only need to be replaced if the deformed ends tear during the cold pull. I sure hope that they don't tear - that seems like a perfect opportunity for a...

thanks... The second I sense a screw job coming, I'm going to be on the horn with my agent after seeing your and other posts suggesting this. I'm going to be vigilant, but also as analytical and rational as possible...

I'll wait to see what the adjuster says before I go "off protocol". If I have to sign something to approve but I don't approve, I'll hold off on signing and talk to my agent to see what he could do for me, esp. after I get my independent estimates... I want to see how this plays out a bit...

I guess I wouldn't mind a slight color mismatch to keep the OEM paint. No aftermarket job can touch the durability of the e-coat plus factory paint, IMHO.

I'm hoping. I think the fact that the airbags didn't deploy and that upon my cursory, nonprofessional inspection of the rear quarter panels not taking much damage (any? beyond a few scratches?), I think it may be hard to be considered a total loss. KBB says about $36k and TN has a 75% blue...

thanks for the links...

I'll have to study those threads tomorrow. Thanks.... What does the "does not have a sectioning procedure" part mean/imply in the above quote?

Front damage is plastics and support mounts. A few grand at least, I would guess. I would love to get a totaled out estimate, but I'm not so sure that's going to happen. The term you are looking for is diminished value. I will certainly go after that if they insist on a repair...